The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook - by Carrie Schloss (Hardcover)

About the Book

A collection of 130 sweet and savory recipes inspired by the vast artisanal honey selection at Asheville Bee Charmer, a North Carolina shop located in one of the United States' most bee-friendly towns. Twenty honey varietals and eight special Bee Charmer blends are featured in recipes and discussed in a guide to color, aroma, and flavor.

Book Synopsis

Asheville Bee Charmer, opened in 2014 by beekeepers Jillian Kelly and Kim Allen, has become a destination for both local foodies and tourists. This honey purveyor, located in one of the most pollinator-friendly parts of the United States, offers a range of bee-related products and more than 50 different artisanal honey varietals--each with its own unique color, texture, and taste.

Inspired by the vast honey selection available behind the Honey Bar, chef Carrie Schloss has created The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook, a collection featuring 130 recipes, 20 honey varietals, and 8 special Bee Charmer blends. With a color, aroma, and tasting guide to honey varietals and dishes like Bee Pollen Nut Brittle, Chipotle Honey-Marinated Skirt Steak, and Milk and Honey Dinner Rolls, this cookbook proves that honey is the best way to season or sweeten your next meal.

Schloss writes with the home cook in mind, packing complex, surprising flavors into recipes written in clear, accessible prose, and the recipes are accompanied by beautiful full-color photography throughout.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook:

"An inspiration. The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook takes the work of Mother Nature and exposes how great ingredients are the only route to great food. Cooks of every level will leave the sugar in their cupboards and reach for their new favorite local varietal instead." --Chris Pandel, chef/partner, Balena and Swift & Sons

"One of the best cookbooks I have seen in many years. Each recipe brings to mind bees buzzing from flower to flower, hard at work for all of us. I will refer to this lovely cookbook for a long time to come." --Pierre Pollin, former chef/proprietor, Le Titi de Paris, and 2017 inductee, Chicago Culinary Hall of Fame

"A lovely testimonial to the significance of the honeybee. With these delicious, approachable recipes, being good stewards of the land has never tasted so sweet." --Laurell Sims, urban farmer, beekeeper, and Slow Food Chicago board member

"As a craft cidery in Bee/Beer City, USA, we are extremely fortunate to have such a pure source of honey from our local Bee Charmers to enhance our cider. This book helps readers source and use that same great honey in their own homes." --Jeff Anderson, the award-winning Urban Orchard Cider Co.

"A beautiful tribute to one of our most overlooked and underappreciated ingredients. From breakfast pastries to exotic marinades to unexpected desserts, Carrie Schloss explores the many sides of honey." --Ashlee Aubin, chef/partner, Salero

"The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook is just what its title, and the store from which it draws its inspiration, suggests--a charm. It's wonderful to have an entire cookbook that incorporates honey in every dish." --Michel Coatrieux, associate dean, Kendall College

"The Queen Bees inspired us to showcase the nuance of artisanal honey in our craft beer. Now Carrie Schloss, also inspired by what's available at Asheville Bee Charmer, has produced an entire book of delicious recipes that celebrates these wonderful honeys. We raise a honey-infused glass of beer to them!"--Billy L. Pyatt, owner, Catawba Brewing Co.

"A truly original cookbook with inventive and delicious recipes that will expand any cook's repertoire. An added bonus for the modern cook is the table that shows which recipes are dairy free, gluten free, and vegetarian. The variety of the honey-based recipes is beautifully matched to the range of honey blends and varietals available at the shop itself." --Peggy Ryan, chef/instructor, Kendall College

About the Author

Carrie Schloss earned a degree in finance from Miami University and an MBA in finance in international business from the University of Chicago. After a successful career in international investments, she shifted gears to pursue a lifelong dream of working in the culinary industry. She graduated from the culinary school at Kendall College and currently works as a personal chef and culinary consultant. She has developed recipes for Let's Dish, a cooking show on the Live Well television network, and for the past six years, she has taught cooking classes for kids and adults at The Kids' Table, Now We're Cookin', and nonprofit organizations such as Common Threads, Purple Asparagus, and Chicago Lights Urban Farm. She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.